TOSHIBA: Limited Access to Technical Information by Western Digital
2017年7月12日 - 10:00PM
ビジネスワイヤ(英語)
As Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO 6502) announced in its June 28,
2017 press release titled “Litigation Against Western Digital
Corporation”, Toshiba Memory Corporation (“TMC”) blocked the
ability of Western Digital Corporation (“WD”) to access certain
databases starting on June 28, 2017, because WD had improperly
obtained and used certain of Toshiba’s and TMC’s technical
information stored in those databases.
On July 6, 2017, WD, through its subsidiary SanDisk LLC
(“SanDisk”), filed a motion seeking a temporary restraining order
against TMC’s blocking of information access before the Superior
Court of California for the County of San Francisco. Today the
court confirmed that Toshiba and TMC do not have to provide access
to database information that is owned exclusively by Toshiba or its
affiliates, including TMC. This was one of the primary areas of
concern for TMC–protecting the valuable technology that Toshiba and
TMC own. The court did, however, provide WD with access to other
information that was available to WD on June 28, 2017, for a
limited period of time while the parties provide additional
briefing to the court. A hearing is set for July 28, 2017 (US
time), when the court will consider these same issues more
fully.
There is no impact on TMC’s memory production and joint
development with SanDisk. Toshiba will review the decision and
consider necessary measures such as appeal.
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